Background
Baran, Paul Came to the United States, 1928.
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Paul Baran
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Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Drexel U., 1949; Master of Science in Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles, 1959; Doctor of Science in ENgring. (honorary), Drexel U., 1997.
Career
With, Eckert Mauchly Computer Company, 1949; with, Rosen Engineering Products Company, 1950-1954; systems group, Hughes Aircraft Company, 1955-1959; with, Research and Development Corporation, 1959-1964; co-founder, Institute for Future, 1968; founder, Cabledata Associations, 1972; co-founder, Equatorial Comm., 1978-1980; founder, Packet Technologies, 1980; founder, Telebit, 1980; founder, Metricom, Inc., 1985; founder, Chairman of the Board, Com21, Inc., Milpitas, California, since 1992; Chairman of the Board, Aloha Networks, Inc., since 1997; president's county, Research and Development, since 1997.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life, Alexander Graham Bell medal 1990).
Connections
M. Evelyn Murphy, 1955. 1 child, David.
Awards
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Recipient Edwin H. Armstrong award Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Communications Society, 1987, First Annual award Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group in Communications, 1989, Fellowship award Marconi International, 1991, Centennial 100 medal Drexel U., 1992, Pioneer award Electronic Frontier Foundation, 1993, Computers and Comm. Foundation award, 1996, award National Academy of Engineering, 1996.Recipient Edwin H. Armstrong award Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Communications Society, 1987, First Annual award Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group in Communications, 1989, Fellowship award Marconi International, 1991, Centennial 100 medal Drexel U., 1992, Pioneer award Electronic Frontier Foundation, 1993, Computers and Comm. Foundation award, 1996, award National Academy of Engineering, 1996.